rauliruegas
Responses from rauliruegas
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear @jeff1225 @secretguy: In a very long cartridge comparisons chart ( over 100+ ) mde it by those old times reviewers the DC LM 3 ws rnked as: excellent, the top ranking. In that comparison you can find almost all MM mnufacturers. I own -3 XLM ... | |
| NOS Grace F9E question Dear lewm, if I remember you was in that cantilever build materiasl . Anyway, solid boron is the way to go.In those old times the berilyum was the " fashion " or the boron pipe because almost all before that cartridge designs came with aluminum ca... | |
| NOS Grace F9E question Dear @lewm: First than all and when speak of Grace ( in this case the F9 that runs Discrete-4 too. ) we are speaking of vintage cartridges and it does not matters if it’s Grace, AT, Acutex, Technics or what ever key word is vintage.Even if the vin... | |
| NOS Grace F9E question @lewm , everything is important when you send a cartridge to a re-tipper ( I mean the re-tipper task. ) and the suspension fine tunning and new suspension dampers makes a lot of differences for the better and I said it because the " refresh " in m... | |
| NOS Grace F9E question Dear @lewm : "" Grace Ruby with SS OCL retip? ........ Only that it is very good in its own right. """I never heard it but I can tell you that each one of my cartridges that send for a " refresh " or or changes in cantilever/stylus tip all of th... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Der @jeff1225 : I never tested or listened in my system. The Golden U is the one to go in that old ADC series that what has in common is a really high output level that goes from 6.1mv to over 8mv.The U model comes with a very good elliptical styl... | |
| The 'tube-transistor' enigma by MC carts? Dear @bimasta: Always exist trade-offs. I'm not cartridge designer but maybe the best is to build cartridge coreless and yoke-less like the Yamaha X-1s. I own it and is truly good performer even that's a vintage one.R. | |
| NOS Grace F9E question Dear @tzh21y @knollbrent : The F9E will perform with better quality performance levels if is loaded at 100kohm and remember that capacitance load has " something to say " with MM cartridges.R. | |
| NOS Grace F9E question Dear @lewm : """ is that the proof of the pudding is in the listening. """could be but this depends of the quality level performance of your room/audio system and your main music/sounds priorities. What for you can sounds great for me or other p... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear @lewm : Pritchard was a believer of very high compliance design to improve tracking abilities and lowering distortions. The targets has good foundation.In the rigth/mtched tonearm the DC are very good performers.As you I have many many years ... | |
| Nakamichi Dragon CT - Keep, Change Arm, Change Table? Dear @vernonwtx: The auto functions in the Dragon is a must to keep. Other than the SME the Reed could be a good tonearm option for your Universe II.I don't have experiences with your TT and I don't know if you can change the TT mat or not trying ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear friends: BSR uses all the Pritchard patent cartridge designs. So the " soul "/motor of the Astrion comes from PP.BSR was whom bougth ADC from PP.R. | |
| NOS Grace F9E question Dear @mofimadness : Yes, any F9 ( in good operation condition. ) owner knows that. I think that in any internet audio forum any one posted that is nothing but a good cartridge: a winner.R. | |
| NOS Grace F9E question Dear @tzh21y : I hope you are enjoying your F9, certainly it's not often that we receive that kind of very good gift.Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,R. | |
| NOS Grace F9E question I forgot to mention the USA Icon: SHURE ! !R. |